J Korean Surg Soc.  2009 Nov;77(5):353-356. 10.4174/jkss.2009.77.5.353.

Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome with Intussusception

• Kim JY
• Moon HG
• Jeong CY
• Ju YT
• Jung EJ
• Lee YJ
• Hong SC
• Choi SK
• Ha WS
• Park ST
• Jeong SH

• KMID: 1750705
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4174/jkss.2009.77.5.353

Abstract

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare disease of autosomal dominant inheritance, which is characterized by multiple hamartomatous polyps and mucocutaneous pigmentations. Multiple hamartomatous polyps in the gastrointestinal tract are the hallmarks of PJS, and occur most commonly in the small intestine. Complications induced by polyps include colicky abdominal pain, bleeding, bowel obstruction; rectal prolapse of polyps, and intussusceptions. A male patient visited our emergency room with colicky abdominal pain. The patient was diagnosed small intestine intussusceptions with multiple polyps. We report this case with a review of the literature.

Keyword

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome; Intussusceptions

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain
Emergencies
Gastrointestinal Tract
Hemorrhage
Humans
Intestine, Small
Intussusception
Male
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
Pigmentation
Polyps
Rare Diseases
Rectal Prolapse
Wills